Best Times for Strolling Wedding Magic

by New York Wedding Magician Ryan Kane

This is strolling wedding magic. Wedding magic is one of the most impactful ways to guarantee a blast of a wedding reception. Already an established part of weddings in the UK and Europe, more and more American weddings are starting to feature close-up wedding magicians.

But when and where do you utilize the power of close-up wedding magic? Here are the best times to schedule your strolling wedding magician at your upcoming wedding reception.

Wedding Cocktail Hour Magic

This is by far the best time for wedidng magic.

Wedding strolling magic jumpstarts a festive atmosphere and provides a catalyst for guests to meet each other. Think about most wedding receptions – you have two family and friend groups colliding in a big way. They may not know each other particularly well, if at all. You have varied backgrounds, age groups, interests, and sociability levels. There may be massive cultural or even language barriers.

Close-up wedding magic provides an inviting and fun centerpiece for guests to gather and engage around. Magic is appealing and inviting to all age groups. Plus, visual wedding magic is entertaining across all languages!

That means during the wedding reception, everyone has a fun and engaging “friend” to approach. Even those on the fringes of the invite list will feel comfortable and included.

Then, after the magic is over, these new friends will have a shared conversation topic to continue to talk about. This conversation then pours over into future conversations throughout the reception – with guests inquiring and sharing their experiences of the amazing magic.

“Did you see the magician yet,” suddenly becomes a simple ice-breaker that every guests can use to mingle.

Wedding Magic While the Couple is Taking Photos

There are two people at a wedding that everyone knows, and they’re the wedding couple. But when they are off posing for photos, who is there to keep the reception going? That’s where a personable wedding magician comes in. The magician keeps the conversations going while the wedding couple are busy posing with the rest of the bridal party.

Wedding Magic as The Newlyweds Do their Rounds

At the tail end of dinner, another moment for close-up wedding magic appears. As the wedding couple greets and mingles on one side of the venue, your wedding magician keeps the other side of the room laughing and smiling with close up magic.

This is a good idea for weddings with a larger guest list. A single wedding magician will be unable to perform wedding magic for every guest during the cocktail hour alone for wedding that’s exceed eighty guests. Larger groups also mean that the meal timings can become slightly more difficult to estimate for. There may likely be certain tables of guests that finish eating far earlier than others.

Your wedding magician can then help keep these guests entertained as they wait for the wedding couple to circle around to say hello.

Wedding Magic for the Wall Flowers

Not everyone has an interest in dancing. Close up magic provides a fun, interactive activity everyone can enjoy while Grandma tears up the dance floor. Close up magic acts as a hunter seeker missile for bored people at a party. Weddings are no different. Once the alcohol starts flowing and the DJ gets going, your wedding magician can entertain those pockets of people who have interest in neither.

Times to Avoid Wedding Magic

As with all magic, you want to avoid scheduling strolling wedding magic during times when guests are being served a sit-down meal. Magic is highly interactive, and asking guests to divide their attention between the entertainment and the catering only serves to lessen the appreciation of both. However, small bites during cocktail hour are totally fine.

Speeches and toasts are another time to avoid scheduling close-up wedding magic. The Father-of-the-Bride will not appreciate his speech interrupted by shrieks of amazement from the back tables as your magician performs.

Particularly loud or dark dance floors also create a difficult environment for guests to enjoy wedding magic. If you are planning on having your wedding magician perform after the dance floor has opened, be sure that there is a corner of the room (or even a separate space entirely) where conversation can be held.

About the Author

Ryan Kane is a wedding magician based in New York City known for bringing special magical moments to help celebrate wedding couples’ big day. His seamless approach to close-up wedding magic blends in seamlessly to add, but never detract, from the magic of the wedding reception. Bespoke miracles, thoughtful theming, and magical keepsakes elevate the party and cement memories for long after.

With almost two decades of professional experience as a wedding magician, Ryan Kane understands that he is there to enhance the reception without completely drawing the spotlight from the real stars – the happy couple!

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